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So what's the difference between child porn and Child Porn™—or between a reporter on a legitimate moral crusade and one whose motives end up being rather murkier? Let Susie Bright explain it all for you and make it clear. (Or at least clearer—these sorts of things can get awfully confusing.) (susiebright.blogs.com)
Bible Belt hysteria hits a new high (or low) this week as a Johnson County, Kansas grand jury has indicted three costume stores for selling outfits they say are "obscenity harmful to minors", including "Country Lovin'" and "Wet T-Shirt Winner". We'd be even more outraged, but we have to admit that any legislation that will prevent another tragic overabundance of "Naughty Schoolgirls" walking the streets this Halloween is O.K. by us. (kansascity.com + spirithalloween.com - thanks Sean; see updates here)
We're still sort of confused about now North Carolina's attorney general and MySpace officials came up with the figure of 29,000 known sex offenders currently on MySpace. We do know for certain, though, that there are at least 432,471 known porn stars currently on the site as well, so maybe it all balances out. (nydailynews.com)
In an effort to be more "family friendly" (read: cave in to the demands of hysterical antiporn lobbying groups), UK budget hotel chain Travelodge has stopped the broadcast of pay-per-view porn movies in all of its guest rooms ... which just means that Dad will be forced to start patronizing local peep shows instead when he needs a break from Mom and the kids during that next family trip to visit Aunt Sally. (telegraph.co.uk)
As the old saying goes, if you want to feed a man, teach him how to fish; as a saying we just made up goes, if you want to expose Nigerian schoolchildren to porn on the interweb, give them a laptop computer. (laptoplogic.com)
Israel is getting set to enact a strict anti-pornography bill that would only allow porn and gambling websites to be viewed by adults who specifically sign up for access, a move that couldn't possibly be circumvented by any reasonably clever 15-year-old with a wireless router and a dream. (haaretz.com)
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Masturbation: The Silent Killer
We've seen a lot of anti-porn/anti-sex/anti-fun screeds in our day, but we don't think we've ever stumbled across one as scary, wrong-headed—and just plain entertaining—as this anti-masturbation masterpiece from the otherwise legitimate-seeming newspaper, the Nigerian Tribune. It's a fascinating concoction of fear-mongering and psuedo-science featuring quotes from actual "doctors" making outrageous claims about the damage jerking off can do to your brain, nervous system and your spine! We had no clue about the awful things we (and 98% of the human population) were doing to our bodies. Among the things we're putting ourselves at risk for: nervous depression, permanent insanity, lesbianism & homosexuality, guilt (obvs), epilepsy (!), spinal irritation, premature ejaculation, sexual "coldness", and of course, death. Plus, there's the greatest scare quote in the history of dubious statistics: "It has even been documented to cause more deaths among boys in Europe than any plaque or war." We would very much like to see that documentation before we sign ourselves up for the only known cure ... amputation of the schlong. That's some tough medicine, all right. More »
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Wet Spots: Lindsay Lohan's Swimsuit Therapy
· Hey, Lindsay Lohan, how that's rehab program going? Which one of the 12 steps is "ride around on a giant tricycle while wearing a bikini? (egotastic.com) More »
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Morning Wood: What Are You Looking At? (Besides Joanna Krupa)
· Joanna Krupa is a Polish model starring in an Australian magazine, which might make some Americans question their own patriotism. Should we get the U.N. involved? (dailypoa.com) More »
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Morning Wood: Breaking Petra Nemcova's Secret Code
· This is either Petra Nemcova topless on a runway or someone doesn't know how to handle their crayons. Actually, it might be both. (drunkenstepfather.com) More »
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Fun With Flickr: Find The Uncensored Boobies!
If you're having trouble figuring out what is and isn't acceptable on Flickr these days, you certainly aren't alone. It seems that even the folks who run the show over there can't keep the naughty, the sorta naughty, and the not even close to being naughty stuff straight, which is why their recent efforts to protect the childrens have left sort of a tangled mess. While they haven't been quite as ruthless as a few other community sites, their without warning account suspensions and photo removals have certainly left a lot people confused and a lot of feelings hurt. The latest casualty is our own Violet Blue, who despite going to great lengths to hide her nipple from us (boo!) has been given the dreaded "account review" and automatic moderation (which actually moved her censored boob pics to front page, oddly enough.) Of course, she's not only one who is trying to play by the rules, but can't, because no one is sure what the rules are. If Flickr wants to ban boobs, they just go ahead and do it so we all know where we stand, but this haphazard hunt and peck method isn't getting it done—and it isn't winning them any friends either. By the way, in case you were wondering, Photoshopping your own face into random bikini pictures is still totally cool ... for now. More »
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News About Porn Nearly As Common As Actual Porn
In the midst of a hazy NyQuil hangover last Friday morning, we posted a throwaway link to an Associated Press story that appeared in the Winnipeg Sun and thought nothing of it. It looked to us like another one of your standard "Boy, our culture sure seems obsessed with sex" think pieces, but we didn't realize that the mainstream news outlets would get together and declare this to be Let's Talk About Porn Week. This particular story has shown up everywhere over the last few days—even as far away as Kuwait—as it seeks to confront the "look at me" culture and the Girls Gone Wild sexuality that seems to be overtaking us all. Sure, there are legitimate concerns that very young girls and boys can be negatively affected by a hypersexual world they aren't really ready for, but somehow blaming it all on the Naked News girls doesn't really help the situation. (Although, actually taking the time to get at least one alternative viewpoint was a refreshing touch.) It turns out that the article is the standard boilerplate that we thought it was, it just happens to be boilerplate that's got people talking. Now when is someone going to write a story about reporters who can't stop writing about sex. That would be some hard-hitting journalism. More »
morning wood
Morning Wood: Hot Italian Chicks Make Us Happy
· Behold the only survivor of the recent Griffith Park fire in L.A. Is it divine providence, or further proof that porn cannot be destroyed? (laist.com) More »
wet spots
Wet Spots: Hard Bodied Flavor
· We all love it when athletes get naked, but did you also know that they occasionally play sports, too? (nerve.com; see the entire non-censored 2002 Brazilian women's soccer team Playboy spread @ beerandtotty.co.uk) More »
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Morning Wood: Lindsay Lohan Is All Aglow
· Lindsay Lohan is very shiny. Isn't she overdue for some truly insane public behavior? (egotastic.com, more @ drunkenstepfather.com) More »
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Morning Wood: And So It Goes
· Another sex tape from a minor celebrity you probably have no interest in seeing fuck? This "nastiest" one yet is allegedly from an American Idol finalist that everyone forgot about two years ago. Anyone out there who doesn't have a sex tape please raise your hand. (tmz.com) More »
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